Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland

Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (25 July 1421-29 March 1461) was an English nobleman and Lancastrian leader during the Wars of the Roses.

Biography
Henry Percy was the son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and he was knighted in 1426 together with Henry VI of England. He became Warden of the Eastern March on the Scottish border in 1440, and he defended the border and Berwick Castle until 1460. In this post, he fought against Scotland several times. By the time of the Wars of the Roses, he had developed a rivalry with the Neville family, and he supported the Lancastrians against the Yorkists during the wars. He commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Towton in 1461, but he was killed in the thick of the battle.